Congratulations for St. Mirren FC
Paisley North MSP Wendy Alexander has taken time out from maternity leave to lodge a Scottish Parliamentary motion to congratulate St. Mirren FC on winning the First Division Championship.
January 2006 Constituency Newsletter
Heritage Lottery Fund

Wendy Alexander MSP, Hugh Henry MSP and interested local parties at a meeting with members of the Heritage Lottery Fund to discuss ways of increasing the number of lottery awards in Renfrewshire
WENDY WELCOMES VIOLENCE REDUCTION UNIT EXPERTISE FOR PAISLEY
Wendy Alexander MSP says plans to make the expertise of Strathclyde Police’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) available to Strathclyde’s K Division in Paisley will help reduce violent crime across Renfrewshire.
WENDY PROMOTES SPORTS CASH SCHEME – WITH NO TAKERS!
Wendy Alexander MSP has discovered that no Paisley North sports groups have taken advantage of a scheme called “Sportsmatch” which gives cash to sports groups when they have some commercial business sponsorship.
NEW PARENT COUNCILS WILL GIVE LOCAL PARENTS MORE POWER
Parents are set to get new powers which will ensure they can become more involved in their children’s education says Paisley North MSP Wendy Alexander.
Local parents and school boards were consulted last year about the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill. As a result of the responses received, parents will now have the right to raise unresolved concerns with school inspectors.

